David S. Bloch, Partner

David Bloch is a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. He concentrates his practice on complex intellectual property litigation, including commercial disputes involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. He has a particular focus on design patents.

Mr. Bloch’s experience also includes intellectual property matters that involve aspects of antitrust law and government contracts. His clients have a strong presence in technical and medical fields such as biotechnology, semiconductors, consumer products, and computer hardware and software.

Activities

Education

Speeches and Publications

Books

• James G. McEwen, David S. Bloch, & Richard M. Gray, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: PROTECTING AND ENFORCING IP AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL (Oxford University Press; in press March 25, 2009).

Articles and Chapters

• David S. Bloch, Damages in Mainland Chinese IP Litigation, 19 (4) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION 3 (Summer 2008).
• David S. Bloch, Gran Colombia Revisited: Spontaneous Currency Union in Central America, 4 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW 91 (2006).
• David S. Bloch, Icarus Special Report: Net Neutrality, ICARUS, A PUBLICATION OF THE ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW, COMPUTER AND INTERNET COMMITTEE (August 2006).
• David S. Bloch & James G. McEwen, Why Software Companies Must Consider The Government Market, THE STERLING REPORT (August 2006).
• David S. Bloch, Vertical Restraints – 2005 Update, in ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW SECTION, STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, 2005 SUPPLEMENT TO CALIFORNIA ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW 29 (2005).
• David S. Bloch, E.U.-U.S. Antitrust Convergence in Intel v. AMD, ICARUS, THE COMPUTER & INTERNET COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER, ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW 15 (Winter/Spring 2005).
• David S. Bloch, The End of ERISA?, in Robert W. McGee, ed., COMMENTARIES ON LAW & PUBLIC POLICY, VOL. 2, 361-383 (2004).
• David S. Bloch, Internet Jurisdiction and the Consumer-Producer Schism, 2 REVIGORATED IPR 19-34 (2004).
• David S. Bloch, Special Report: Hall v. United Air Lines, ICARUS, A PUBLICATION OF THE ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW, COMPUTER AND INTERNET COMMITTEE (March 2004).
• David S. Bloch & James G. McEwen, Like Toddlers in Big Surf: Can the Government Control the Effects of Federal Trademark Liability?, 33 PUBLIC CONTRACT LAW JOURNAL 209 (Fall 2003).
• David S. Bloch & Ian Feinberg, Vertical Restraints, 1 ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW SECTION, STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW (THIRD) 81-123 (2003).
• David S. Bloch & Thomas TerBush, Democracy In The Cities: A New Proposal for Chinese Reform, 33 CALIFORNIA WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW 171 (Spring 2003).
• David S. Bloch & William Robert Nelson Jr., Dollarization in El Salvador: The Costs of Economic Stability, 11 (4) LATIN AMERICAN LAW & BUSINESS REPORT 19 (April 30, 2003).
• David S. Bloch & William Robert Nelson Jr., Dollarization in El Salvador, 10 (5) LATIN AMERICAN FINANCE & CAPITAL MARKETS 1 (March 15, 2003).
• David S. Bloch & James G. McEwen, “Other Transactions” With Uncle Sam: A Solution to the High-Tech Government Contracting Crisis, 10 TEXAS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW JOURNAL 195 (2002).
• Ian Feinberg & David S. Bloch, Vertical Restraints, 2 ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW SECTION, STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA ANTITRUST LAW 75-113 (2d ed. 2001).
• David S. Bloch, New Developments in the Unfair Practices Act, the Unfair Competition Act, and California False Advertising Law, 2 ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW SECTION, STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA ANTITRUST LAW 283-303 (2d ed. 2001).
• Ian N. Feinberg & David S. Bloch, Novel Issues In U.S. Software Protection: Some Thoughts On Current Copyright And Patent Law, TOKYO INTERNET LAW JOURNAL (March 25, 2001).
• David S. Bloch & Ian Feinberg, Antitrust and Misuse Considerations in Intellectual Property Litigation, in PRACTISING LAW INSTITUTE, PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, AND LITERARY PROPERTY COURSE HANDBOOK SERIES, PLI Order No. G0-00JH, REPRESENTING THE NEW MEDIA COMPANY 2001, 631 PLI/Pat 701 (Jan. 2001).
• David S. Bloch & James Parton III, The Intent Theory Of Extinguishment Under California Law, 30 SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 221 (2001).
• David S. Bloch, Adolescent Suicide as a Public Health Threat, 12 (2) THE JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 26 (1999).
• David S. Bloch & Elon Weinstein, Velvet Glove and Iron Fist: A New Paradigm for the Permanent War Crimes Court, 22 HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW REVIEW 1 (1998).
• David S. Bloch & William Robert Nelson Jr., Affirmative Action in a Business Setting: The Problem of Inconsistent Mandates, in Robert McGee, ed., COMMENTARIES ON LAW & PUBLIC POLICY: 1997 YEARBOOK 334 (1998).
• David S. Bloch, Give The Drummer Some! On The Need For Enhanced Protection Of Drum Beats, 14 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAW REVIEW 187 (1997).
• David S. Bloch & William Robert Nelson Jr., Defining “Health”: Three Visions and Their Ramifications, 1 DEPAUL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE LAW 723 (1997).
• David S. Bloch, Dangers of Righteousness: Unintended Consequences of Kadic v. Karadzic, 4 TULSA JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 35 (1996).

Publications Edited

• CO-EDITOR, 2 ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW SECTION, STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA ANTITRUST LAW (2d ed. 2001).

Lectures And Presentations

• AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE - AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, “Intellectual Property in Government Contracts, videoconference, scheduled for May 21, 2009.
• ASES NATIONAL SOLAR CONFERENCE, “Successful IP Strategies for Using Public and Private Funding to Develop Commercial Solar Technologies,” Buffalo, NY, scheduled for May 13, 2009.
• D.C. BAR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SECTION, AND LITIGATION SECTION, “Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts: A Beginner’s Guide,” three-part series, Washington, D.C., scheduled for April 20, 22, and 27, 2009. (Presented with Richard M. Gray, James G. McEwen, and John T. Lucas.)
• FORDHAM UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW & POLICY 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, “Monetization of Patent and Other IP Rights,” April 15-16, 2009, Cambridge, England.
• FORDHAM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW INSTITUTE, SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW & POLICY, “Patents as Commodities—Ocean Tomo’s IP Exchange and The New Wave in Monetizing Patents,” Cambridge, England, scheduled for April 16, 2009.  (Presented with Joel Lutzker [Ocean Tomo].)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Strategies for Preserving and Protecting IP Rights,” teleconference, scheduled for February 25, 2009.  (Presented with Richard M. Gray and James G. McEwen.)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Understanding IP Rights in Government Contracts,” teleconference, scheduled for February 18, 2009.  (Presented with James G. McEwen and Richard M. Gray.)
• IT HISTORY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, “Opportunities and Challenges to Using IT History: Intellectual Property,” Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, October 22, 2008.  (Presented with Edward P. Davis Jr., David Kirsch, and William Aspray.)
• PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, “Guide to Intellectual Property Workshop,” Virginia Tech Campus, Corporate Research Center, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 21, 2008.  (Presented with James G. McEwen.)
• CHOKASAI (RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ECONOMY AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF JAPAN), “The Art of Forum Selection in Patent Infringement Cases in the United States,” Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2008.  (Presented with Pete McCabe, Chip Molster, and Johnny Kumar.)
• D.C. BAR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SECTION, AND LITIGATION SECTION, “Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts: A Beginner’s Guide, Part 2” Washington, D.C., April 8, 2008. (Presented with Richard M. Gray, James G. McEwen, and John T. Lucas.)
• D.C. BAR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SECTION, AND LITIGATION SECTION, “Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts: A Beginner’s Guide, Part 1” Washington, D.C., April 1, 2008.  (Presented with Richard M. Gray, James G. McEwen, John T. Lucas, and Michael D. Stein.)
• FORDHAM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW INSTITUTE, SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW & POLICY, “KSR and its Aftermath: The United States,” New York, NY, March 27, 2008. (Presented with John Richards and Charles Eloshway [USPTO]; panelist with Brian Murphy and Federal Circuit judges Pauline Newman, Randall Rader, and Paul Michel [chief judge].)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Policing and Protecting Copyrights in E-Commerce: Fair Use, New Infringement Theories and Secondary Liability Issues,” teleconference, December 18, 2007. (Presented with Jeffrey R. Seul and Jennifer Golinveaux.)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Strategies for Preserving IP Rights in Government Contracts,” teleconference, November 27, 2007. (Presented with Richard M. Gray and James G. McEwen.)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Understanding IP Rights in Government Contracts,” teleconference, November 13, 2007. (Presented with James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein.)
• NATIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION – BAY AREA CHAPTER, “Intellectual Property as ‘Property’,” Sunnyvale, California, October 4, 2007.
• NATIONAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION – SILICON VALLEY CHAPTER, “Introductory Guide to Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts,” Sunnyvale, California, May 8, 2007. (Presented with James G. McEwen.)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Trademark Protection and Internet Ads: Defending against threats from online searches, website metadata, and more,” April 25, 2007. (Presented with Stephen R. Baird.)
• OCEAN TOMO LIVE PATENT AUCTION, “Knowing One When You See One: Recognizing The Difference Between A Strong And Weak Case,” panel presentation, Chicago, Illinois, scheduled for April 19, 2007. (Presented with Greg Casimer and Timothy Lohse.)
• NATIONAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION – EAST BAY CHAPTER, “Patent Licenses After MedImmune v. Genentech,” Pleasanton, California, April 19, 2007.
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Policing and Protecting Copyrights in E-Commerce: Fair Use, New Infringement Theories and Secondary Liability Issues,” teleconference, February 1, 2007. (Presented with Andrew Bridges and Jeff Seul.)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Strategies for Preserving IP Rights in Government Contracts,” teleconference, November 28, 2006. (Presented with Richard M. Gray and James G. McEwen.)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Understanding IP Rights in Government Contracts,” teleconference, November 14, 2006. (Presented with James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein.)
• D.C. BAR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SECTION, AND LITIGATION SECTION, “Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts: A Beginner’s Guide,” Washington, D.C., September 25, 2006. (Presented with Richard M. Gray, James G. McEwen, and Michael D. Stein.)
• STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS LEGAL PUBLISHING GROUP, “Trademark Protection and Internet Advertising: Defending against threats from online searches, website metadata, and more,” teleconference, September 21, 2006. (Presented with George C. Chen and Stephen R. Baird.)
• SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, guest lecturer, “Digital Millennium Copyright Act and On-Line Liability,” IP Litigation Techniques, April 19, 2005.
• SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, “A Wild and Crazy Day in the Life of an IP Lawyer,” Santa Clara, California, September 2, 2004. (Presented with Tony de Alcuaz.)
• PALO ALTO LEGAL SECRETARIES’ ASSOCIATION, “Managing Transactions” and “Odd Fora,” Palo Alto, California, February 17, 2004.
• PALO ALTO LEGAL SECRETARIES’ ASSOCIATION, “A Primer on Intellectual Property Litigation,” Palo Alto, California, March 12, 2003.
• SAN FRANCISCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION VICTORIA 2000 ANNUAL SEMINAR, “Novel Issues In U.S. Software Protection: Some Thoughts On Current Copyright And Patent Law,” sponsored by the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 25 - 28, 2000. (Co-authored with and presented by Ian N. Feinberg.)
• THE SEVENTH ANNUAL GOLDEN STATE ANTITRUST AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW INSTITUTE, “Antitrust and Misuse Considerations in Intellectual Property Litigation,” sponsored by the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California, San Francisco, California, October 21, 1999. (Co-authored with and presented by Ian N. Feinberg.)
• THE THIRD ELLIOTT SCHOOL MASTERS PANEL DEBATE, “The International War Crimes Tribunal: Whose Law?  Whose Court?  Who’s Right?” sponsored by The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1998. (Panelist.)
• JAMES M. BUCHANAN CENTER FOR POLITICAL ECONOMY COLLOQUIUM SERIES, “Bad Breath, Fear of Failure, and the Economics of Cults,” sponsored by George Mason University Department of Economics/James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, Fairfax, Virginia, April 14, 1998. (Co-authored and presented with William Robert Nelson Jr.)
• CENTER FOR MARKET PROCESSES COLLOQUIUM SERIES, “Defining ‘Health’: Three Visions And Their Ramifications,” sponsored by George Mason University Department of Economics/Center for Market Processes, Fairfax, Virginia, October 7, 1997.  (Co-authored and presented with William Robert Nelson Jr.)

Published Decisions

• Perfect 10 v. Visa International et al., 494 F.3d 788 (9th Cir. 2007), reh’g en banc den., cert. den. (assisted on appeal and successful denials of rehearing and certiorari on behalf of defendant and prevailing party MasterCard International).
• Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Boeing Co., 393 F.Supp.2d 1276 (M.D. Fla. 2005) (motion to compel production of grand jury proceedings and documents; counsel for plaintiff and prevailing party Lockheed Martin Corp.).
• Capo, Inc. v. Dioptics Med. Prods., Inc., 387 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (defendant prevailed on summary judgment in district court, but lost at appellate level; counsel for defendant and appellee Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.).
• Adobe Systems Inc. v. Stargate Software, Inc., 216 F.Supp.2d 1051 (N.D. Cal. 2002) (summary judgment; counsel for plaintiff and prevailing party Adobe Systems Inc.).
• CIVIX-DDI, LLC v. Microsoft Corp., 84 F.Supp.2d 1132 (D. Colo. 2000), aff’d, 18 Fed. Appx. 892 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (combined Markman hearing and summary judgment; counsel for defendant and prevailing party Zip2 Corp.).

Interviews and Media Coverage

• Interviewed for and quoted in Tresa Baldas, If a Scratch-Off Is a Rip-Off, Litigation May Be the Prize, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL, September 4, 2008.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Tresa Baldas, Web posts by lawyers under scrutiny, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL, May 2, 2008.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Zusha Elinson, Court takes up method patents, THE RECORDER, Apr. 29, 2008, at 1, 10.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Niraj Chokshi, ‘Troll Tracker’ Tracked to Cisco IP Team, THE RECORDER, Feb. 26, 2008, at 1, 12. Same quotes featured in Nick Farrell, Patent troll tracker unmasked, THE INQUIRER, Feb. 27, 2008.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Zusha Elinson, EBay’s IP guru finds new arena, THE RECORDER, Dec. 14, 2007, at 1, 10.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Zusha Elinson, Discovering a Patent Troll, THE RECORDER, Nov. 29, 2007, at 1, 4.
• Mentioned in Bailey Somers, Winston & Strawn Adds Partners In San Francisco, IP LAW 360, Nov. 30, 2006.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Elise Ackerman and Ryan Blitstein, Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion: Deal seen as attempt to deal with web’s copyright issues, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, Oct. 9, 2006, at 1A, 13A.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Anna Oberthur, Google’s in the Dictionary, and It’s Looking Up ‘Genericide,’ S.F. DAILY JOURNAL, Aug. 17, 2006, at 1, 6.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Erik E. Larson, To Google Or Not To Google: It’s Not Even A Question, IP LAW 360, Aug. 14, 2006.
• Interviewed for and quoted in J. W. Olsen, Tame Your SLAs, COMPLIANCE PIPELINE, March 13, 2006.
• Named as one of “The Best Lawyers in the Bay Area” in BAY AREA LAWYER MAGAZINE, Sept./Oct. 2005, at 83.
• Interviewed for and quoted in Eron Ben-Yehuda, Patent Perks: Protect and Serve, DAILY JOURNAL EXTRA, Aug. 16, 2004, at 1, 12-15.
• Interviewed for and quoted in KEN BROWN, SAMIZDAT: AND OTHER ISSUES REGARDING THE “SOURCE” OF OPEN SOURCE CODE (Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, 2004).

Other Professional Activities

• Editorial Advisory Board Member, STRAFFORD PUBLICATIONS, INC. (May 2007-present).
• Committee Member, COMMITTEE ON JURY INSTRUCTIONS, CALIFORNIA STATE BAR LITIGATION SECTION COMMENTS, JUDICIAL COUNCIL TASK FORCE ON JURY INSTRUCTIONS, CIVIL JURY INSTRUCTIONS, FOURTH SET (April 2003).
• Member, United States Council for International Business, Intellectual Property Committee.